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| Issuer | China (ancient) |
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| Year | 10-14 |
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| Currency | Zhu (third reform, 10-14) |
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| Obverse lettering | 么布百二 (Translation: Yao Bu Er Bai — Small Spade / 200 (value)) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Additional information |
Wang Mang's monetary reforms were less economic policy than ideological theater — an attempt to legitimize his Xin dynasty by invoking Zhou-era antiquity through archaic coin forms the population hadn't used in centuries. The Third Reform of 10 AD introduced a bewildering array of denominations simultaneously, including this 200-cash piece, as part of a system so complex and internally inconsistent that it collapsed under its own weight within years. Merchants and commoners reportedly continued using Han-era wu zhu coins in defiance of imperial edicts.
Hartill 9.21 is among the more commonly encountered denominations from this reform, though casting quality varies sharply between production centers.